Twisting-machine.



S. Y. AUSTIN & R. DALLIS.

. TWISTING MACHINE.

I APPLICATION FILED MAR. 18. 1912. 1,050,786, Patented Jan. 21, 1913.

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TWISTING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 18, 1912.

Patented Jan. 21, 1913.

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UNITED STATES Parana: onrncn.

SAMUEL Y. AUSTIN AND ROY DALLIS, 0F LAGRANGE, GEORGIA, ASSIGNORS TO THEUNITY COTTON MILLS, OF LAGRANGE, GEORGIA, A CORPORATION OF GEORGIA.

TWISTING-MAOHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. K Patented Jan. 21, 1913.

Application filed March 18, 1912. Serial No. 684,559.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, SAMUEL Y. AUSTIN and ROY DALLIS, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Lagrange, in the county of Troup and State ofGeorgia, have invented certain new and useful Impro've ments inTwisting-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in twisting machines formaking cord or twine.

In the manufacture of cord or twine, by means of the twisting machinesas commonly used, it is desirable and necessary that the cord or twinebe moistened to give addedstrength to the cord and, also to give thecord a smooth appearance, the latter characteristic resulting from thepassage of the moistened strands through a compressor. In moistening thestrands that are to be twisted into the manufactured cord or twine, ifan excess moisture is present the manfactured cord is likely to becomemildewed and is thus rendered worthless, while on the other hand ifa-paucity of moisture is applied to the strands as they are twisted intothe cord, the cord or twine resulting is below the required standard forstrength and appearance. It will thus appear that to produce the highestquality cord or twine, it is necessary that the quantity of moistureapplied to the strands shall be governed and regulated, and it-is theobject of this invention to' provide a machine by which the wet strandsand dry strands, as they are being twisted into cord or twine shall beproportioned to produce the highest quality twine, so far as thefactorof wetting the strands bears upon the manufacture of the cord.

A further object of the invention is the provision of means whereby abroken thread or strand may be incorporated or twisted into the cord inthe process of manufacture, thus eliminating a broken end or ends in thefinished article.

The invention consists essentially in the combination in a twistingmachine, with its compressor or die, of an auxiliary guide for thestrands, by means of which certain proportions of the strands that go tomake up the twisted cord, may

' be moistened and combined with strands that arepermitted to remaindry, to produce high grade material.

In the accompanying drawings w have illustrated two examples of physicalembodiment of our invention, constructed according to the best modes wehave so far devised for the practical application of the principles, andwhich have proven highly efficient in actual operation in twistingmachines. 4

.Figure l is a view in elevation of so much of a twisting machine as isnecessary to illustrate the principles of the invention as applied to amachine known as a medium high-ply twister. Fig. 2 is a sectional detailview, enlarged, of the die and -its guide, and immediate connections.Fig.

3 is a front view of the combined die and guide. Fig. 4 illustrates theinvention adapted for use on a maximum high-ply twisting machine, andFig. 5 illustrates a sectional view of the modified device as used inthe machine illustrated in Fig. 4c.

In the. drawings we have illustrated a standard type of twistingmachine, in which the rotatable creel 1 carries a series of pintles 2upon which the spools 3 are rotatably supported and from which thestrands or fibers are guided over the guide rods or pins 4.

Supported upon, and adapted to rotate 'with the creel 1 is a pedestal orbase 5 upon which the hollow basin 6 is mounted. This basin or cup isadapted to contain water or other liquid, and is fed from a suitablesource of supply not shown, and, as is well known, is for the purpose ofwetting or moistening strands or fibers in the process of twisting theminto threads or cords. The cord or twine, after being twisted is drawnthrough the"'tube 7 and wound upon a reel as usual.

For the purpose of wetting or moistening certain strands to be twistedinto thread we employ means for submerging the threads in the watercontained in the basin 6. This means or device comprises abracket arm 8formed with an attaching sleeve 9, which, through the medium of the setscrew 10 may be adjusted and secured on the tube. At its extreme lowerend, the bracket is fashioned with an open ring or'collar 11,in which acompressor or guide ring 12 having a restricted passage therethrough, isfirmly seated.'- A suitable distance above the guide ring 11, a secondring13, integral wit-h the bracket 8, is 10- cated andthis ring containsthe die 14,,of

usual or suitable construction.

In operation, it will be understoodthat the spools are rotating, and thethreads are beingdrawn from their spools and twisted -into, cord ortwine. It will be observed that strands, as A, are drawn from the spoolsand pass over the edge of the basin 6, into and through the water in thebasin, and aretwisted as they pass through the compressor 12. Thesetwisted strands pass upwardly to and'through the die 14, and in theirpassage therethrough are' twisted with the strands B', which are drawnfrom their spools in dry condition, into the completed cord or twine.The passage of the Wet strands through the compressor 12, and of thetwisted wet and dry strands through the die 14 serves to compactly laythe strands in manner to produce highest quality cord.

" a It will be apparent that the proportion of wet strands to drystrands may be varied to suit conditions, by the simple operation ofpassing more or less of the strands A through the water in the basin 6.In this manner the desired and required consistency of the wetted ormoistened cord, as a whole,'may be prearranged and predetermined, and auniformly excellent product result.

In Fig. 4:, the ada tation of the invention to a maximum hig -plytwisting machine is illustrated. In this form of the invention, thereare two creels,.the upper one showing substantially the sameconstruction as Fig.

l, and the lower one wetting the strands C, while the strands indicatedatD remain dry. These initial strands'C and D, pass through the waterand a guide, and through a die respectively. For this purpose the form0t the'device .is somewhat modified, and the bracket'which is formedwith the adjusting sleeve 16, may be secured on the upright- Post 17 bymeans of the screw 18. A pair of rings or holders 19 and 20 are fittedwith y the guide rings 21 and 22 respectively, and

the ring 21 accommodates the wet strands C, while the ring 22 receivesthe dry strands D. Thus the high-ply cord is twisted, and it will beunderstood that the proportion of wet strands C, as well as theproportion of the wet strands A, may be varied until the .end passesthrough the die, it is securely bound down and twisted to the inside ofthe cord by the threads or strands entering above the guide and directinto the die.

Having thus fully described the invention, what we claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is':

1. In a twisting machine for making twine, the combination with spoolscontaining strands and a basin containing water, of a bracket supportedabove the basin -and having an integral guide ring in the water fordirecting a portion of said strands therethrough, and a second ringlocated above said guide ring for receiving saturated strands andcertain dry strands direct from said spools.

2. In a twisting machine for making twine, the combination with spoolscontaining strands and a basin containing water, of a bracket having aguide ring in the water for directing a portion of said strandstherethrough, and a second ring located above said guide ring forreceiving saturated strands, and certain dry strands direct from thespools, a sleeve having a restricted open ing forming a compressor inthe lower ring,

and a sleeve forming a die with restricted opening therethrough in theupper ring.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

SAMUEL Y. AUSTIN. ROY DALLIS. Witnesses:

I. B. GRIMES, H. C. ASH.

